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The walk
The walk starts at the car park at the Welsh Wildlife Centre, on the edge of Teifi Marshes nature reserve. It loops round the marshes by the Otter hide and the Heron Hide and comes back to the centre. It then follows paths and tracks up the valley of the Teifi to Cilgerran, where the castle stands on a rocky promontory above the river, with one side directly on a cliff, and returns the same way.
It is 7.9 km with 78 m of ascent; allow about 2 hours. The grade is Easy.
The ground is flat for most of the way, with 78 m of ascent in all. Dogs must be on a lead on the reserve and must not swim in open water, and there are grazing animals. The Welsh Wildlife Centre car park charges 5 pounds for the day, according to the Wildlife Trust, and is free for members and for residents of the SA43 and SA37 postcodes; entry to the centre and the marshes is free.
The Wildlife Trust's page gives the visitor centre, Glasshouse Café and gift shop as open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.
Good to know
- The Welsh Wildlife Centre at Teifi Marshes, run by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, has a Wetland Trail with four wheelchair-accessible hides
- Cilgerran Castle stands on a rocky promontory above the River Teifi, with one side directly onto a cliff face
- Gerald of Windsor built the first castle at Cilgerran around 1110 to 1115, and William Marshal began rebuilding it in its present form in 1223
- Cadw has guardianship of Cilgerran Castle, which the National Trust received in 1938
Getting there
Start: Welsh Wildlife Centre car park · Pay and display. 52.07329, -4.64789
Directions to the start
Places to stay nearby
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line is drawn along OpenStreetMap paths and the figures are worked out from it; take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
